After his service in the Civil War and his career in the military, he opened "a retail confectionery and cigar store" with "E.L. Hoopes" after moving to Buffalo, New York, in 1894.

He was cited in an 1898 Erie County biography as "a successful and prominent citizen, with a long and honorable career, his worth has been duly recognized.

"[4] He was noted about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 135 lb, with light brown eyes, black hair, and a fair complexion.

The variations in the records are not uncommon in the 1800s since each individual officer processing the enlistment had no standard manner, place, light or equipment to make accurate measurement.

[6][7] On March 15, 1863, Charles Schroeter was mustered into the 1st Volunteer Missouri Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company A under Captain Stierlin as a private.

Following the Civil War, Schroeter worked briefly as a clerk, until August 9, 1866, when he reenlisted in the United States Army at St. Louis, Missouri.

The soldiers had to climb a defile or a steep-sided and narrow passage of loose slick rocks to go over and around as they moved up toward the top of the mesa.

They did so in good order individually and in small groups taking their wounded with them down the dangerous slick slopes under enemy fire.

Schroeter's commanding officer, Lt. Lafferty, in trying to recover dead soldiers was shot in the mouth destroying his lower left jaw.

The entire action cost a likely overestimated 15 to 18 Apache lives and two confirmed soldiers dead with about 4 or 5 (accounts differ) wounded troopers.

[2] Schroeter completed his first tour of duty as a private with F Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment on August 9, 1871, while at Fort Selden in New Mexico.

[16] He completed his second enlistment as a sergeant with C Company, 1st Infantry Regiment, while stationed at Fort Sully, Dakota Territory on October 7, 1876.

The Alliance was based at Ville-franche, France, where, with the permission of the French Government, the United States maintained a supply depot.

[18] Soon after arrival in Europe, the Russo-Turkish War broke out, and Schroeter and his fellow shipmates were sent to Salonika, on the Greek coast, and thence to Smyrna.

He served with the 10th Infantry Regiment in G Company as a sergeant until his expiration of service on November 13, 1886, while at the "camp on the Mesa Uncompahgre" in Colorado.

"[11] Schroeter began his sixth regular tour of duty or his "enlistment 7" counting his Civil War Service, on November 24, 1891, while still at Whipple Barracks going back into C Company of the 9th Infantry Regiment.

A local Masonic Lodge (#35) held a memorial ceremony for him and placed a small obituary notice in the San Diego Union newspaper.

No family members were found during a lengthy probate search conducted by the City that was closed in 1931, ten years after his death.

His cremains were placed in an unmarked pauper crypt with other unclaimed remains at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego.

[2][29] Captain Bill Heard, USNR retired, the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation's Public Information Officer, with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, conducted local research for the unmarked burial location.

With assistance of the San Diego History Center archivist, Jane Kenealy, Schroeter's remains were found in an unmarked crypt at Greenwood Memorial Park.

[2] Don Morfe of the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States provided a "commemorative plaque to mark the location of the remains".

[1][2] On July 8, 2015, Schroeter's remains were escorted from Greenwood Memorial Park to the new (dedicated 2010) Miramar National Cemetery by Patriot Guard Riders.

A horse-drawn hearse carried his remains with an honor guard of thirty soldiers from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Irwin, California.

Also present were flag bearing Patriot Guard Riders, two living Medal of Honor recipients, Civil War re-enactors, and an Army band with a few military and cemetery officials providing their respects.

Standing in for the family, Douglas Ledbetter, Director of Miramar National Cemetery, was presented the American flag that covered Schroeter's remains.

Citation: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Charles Schroeter, United States Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.

[35] A likely relative, an uncle or cousin assumed by similarity of information, named Carl August T.(not F.) "Charles" Schroeter was born in October 1828 in Braunschweig the Duchy of Brunswick some 70 kilometers from the city of Hanover.

[40] This "Charles" is listed as Charles A. F. Schroeder/Schroeter in Civil War service records, age 33, was the Sergeant Schroeter who enlisted in the Union Army on August 1, 1861, and was mustered in on August 6, 1861, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri with the 1st Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in Company A under Captain Henry J. Stierlin.

[8] Charles Schroeter (the subject of this sketch), born about 1837, enlisted as a private in the same company and regiment on February 27, 1863, and was mustered in on March 15, 1863.